I made coffee all over the counter this morning. I didn’t mean to, but I knew it was going to happen sooner or later. I suppose it just had to happen on the first day back to work after a wonderful vacation.
It started last night when I set up the coffee maker to make coffee for me this morning. I cleaned the pot, filled it with 4 cups of water, then poured it in the coffee maker. I set the pot on the counter while I cleaned the basket and reloaded with filter and fresh coffee grounds. Then, I turned on the timer and went to bed.
When I shuffled to the kitchen this morning the coffee pot was still sitting where I left it and the nice coffee brew was all over the counter. As I see it, I only had two choices. a) I could wipe it up with a towel and then ring out the towel in my cup, or . . . b) I could pour some sugar and cream on the counter and lick it all up. I chose option “a”, because I couldn’t figure out how to stir the counter. It was too early to think straight and I hadn’t had my coffee yet.
I figure there is a moral in this story and it probably has something to do with not getting distracted. Pay attention to the details or you might wake up with a mess. King David got distracted and made a big mess. Then, not unlike me, he finally decided to suck it up and come clean. Or perhaps the lesson is simpler: If you are going to make coffee on the counter, be sure to pour the sugar and cream on first.